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NINETEEN WILL BE CONFIRMED THK^SBNDAY
Wafep^ws Against An ti-Roumanian Drive
VOL. vm.—No. 2j
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE €, 1930
Sam E. Klaver Is ' Re-elected Head . of Hebrew Club
LEGAL BATHE
Luke at Geneva to Care for Appointment
Leaders Confident of Victory in Local Philanthropic Drive
** — ^ — — — — Washington (J.T.A.)—A •warning London (J.T.A.)—The desire of the to the Jewish leaders in. the "United Palestine adminstration to avoid the! States to desist from the campaign appointment of either a Jew or anj against Roumania because . instead Sam E. Klaver, well-known local Arab as acting chief-secretary of] New York (J.T.A.)—What is ex-, . a g g i a v " | attorney, -was reflected president of Palestine for secthe j ating the Jewish situation in Rou- ^ pected in some quarters to develop l e g a t i o n was of H.responsible C. Luke,.chief Omaha Hebrew Club for the J. C. C. Sunday School Con- mania was expressed in a communi- ensuing term at the'regular meeting into an historic legal battle over tire retary and acting High Commissioncation by F. C. Nano, charge 'd'afer during the riots, to represent the firmants Will Present of the organization held at the Jew- question of scriptural reading in the B r i t i s b fairs of the Roumanian legation in j ; Program puDlic" schools "win .begin some ' t i m e ! f ° v e n 5 n i e n t ** *•»-.*«<*«»*Washington, to Bernard G. Richards, J i • * • next month when "Corporation toun-! m * s e S B k m * ^ « « Mandates comThe "Jewish . Community Center executive- director -of -the -Aemrican j sel. Arthur J. W. Hilly, representing Sunday School Confirmation -will be Jewish Congress, in which the RouThis was the official explanation of the" New York City Board of Educaheld Sunday,-June 8, at 10:00 a. m. manian diplomat - asserted • that it the appointment of Mr. Lake, an tion, will appear before Supreme Nineteen Btudents •will - be confirmed. was just as difficult for Roumania to appointment which had aroused criCourt Justice Valante to oppose The opening prayer will be given protect the Jews against a largely Clarence Darrow and the "Free | titdsm" in Zionist quarters since seby Hannah Gossick and the closing prejudiced populace as it is difficult Thinkers Society of New York" who vere complaints - had been leveled prayer by Howard Kaplan. Rabbi for the United States, to enforce " would prohibit the reading of Bib- against him by the Zionists. ' . Abraham Bengis of the Conservative prohibition. lical quotations by teacherB to chil- \ The official explanation points out Synagogue will deliver the confirmaIt would be to the ultimate interdren in the public schools of New that High Commissioner Chancellor tion address, and the response -will ests of the Jews, the communication j could not be sent to Geneva because York City. -' 'be given by Warren Ackerrcan. Wil- pointed out, to ignore the. cases in, arrny of singing cain- the leaders of the drive that The "Free Thinkers \ Society" is he could not be spared in Palestine liam L. Holzman, president of the I which some few Jews have been i and because he was not in Palestine paigners which has been mak- the quota would be oversubheaded by Joseph. Lewis, who has j Center, •will greet the children, •while! beaten in order to insure the pos-j at the time of the outbreaks. ing history for the Omaha Jew- scribed before the week were brought the action as I a taxpayer. Louis M. Shanok,' principal of the j sibility of earning a good living for) If assistant chief secretary, Ed- ish Community in its irresist- old. Besides Mr. Darrow,. <|ther lawyers Sunday school, will giye a few re- the vast majority of the Jews inj who will represent the tTree Think- ward Mills, were sent to Geneva it Harry H. Lapidua stirred tbe ible drive for $42,000 for the marks. • Roumania. : • : ! ers Society" will be Arthur Garfield would have necessitated the appointworkers at the dinner Wednesday Dr. Philip Sher, chairman of the Jewish Philanthropies, is deterThis is one of the conclusions of \ Hays, Joseph Wheless -and Stephen ment of- either-'-*- Jew or an Arab as evening with the main address. J. C. C. Educational committee, will the letter of the Roumanian charge \ B. Vreeland, while lawyers represent- acting chief secretary and this' the mined to crash over their quota "We should consider it a privilege present the certificates. Miss Esther d'aiffairs to which Mr- Richards^ on ing various clergymen ibf the prin- Palestine Administration desired to within the next few days. The to give," nc declared with ids Faier, one • of -the instructors, will behalf of the American Jewish Concipal denominations • wilt assist Hilly avoid. drive would have ended during customary forcefnlness, "for there present the Bibles. • gress takes exception in his reply in defending the right oy teachers to the last week, but all work was are those who are not as fortunate One of the features on the proread psalms and other Jparts of the suspended due to the holidays as we—people who cannot give. gram will be the "Ten CommandBible. Those people need our help as ments". The various commandments of Decoration Day and Shevu- never If they are successful in barring before, and we cannot fall will be portrayed by the -following oth with the result that $40,000 down on the job. We must raise the -reading- - of the Bible from New, ten children: Rose Mendelson, Julius York City schools, the Free Think-* represents the total to date. oar qnota." Sam Beber, who presLazarus, Dorothy Zollotuchin, Dorers; intend to carry their fight to Sam Klaver othy White, Pauline Margolin, Dave That same enthusiasm which ided, also urged the workers to other large cities, including Boston, raise the rest of the quota. Goldware, Rose Kaplan, Paul Simon, has characterized the efforts of With ish Community Center Sunday, He Philadelphia and Chicago. a mere §2,000 barring the Minnie Yaffe, and Merriam Iieb. has been very outstanding~ in the They claim that the law which New Program May Lead to the workers so far hag not been road to a jubilant victory, the camOther numbers on the program in- Commission Will Study the club's activities. permits the reading if the Bible whittled away one bit by the paign leaders were confident that the Complete Abolition of clude: Declaration of Faith by the Jewish Economic Status Other officers elected were: Hyman without comment . in . the public intervening delay. In fact, the drive would go "over the top", espeDeclassed class, led by Etta Camel; Confirmain Ukrania Oruch, vice-president;^ Sol Rosenberg, schools, though it does not make spirit which does not know the cially since there are 700 prospects tion hymn by the class; "Turning secretary; John FeldmanJT treasurer; such reading obligatory, is unconstiMoscow, (J .T. A.).—A program meaning of defeat was preval- who have not as yet been visited. a New Leaf' by Harold Civin; "MesMoscow (J.T.A.)—A special gov- Morris Brandeis, Jerome Kulakofsky, tutional, since it introduces sectari- that may eventually tead to the comWorkers have been assigned to solsage of Flowers" by Mildred Berg; ernment commission for a wide in- Sam Altschuler, trustees. anism and violates the; principle of plete abolishment of aH the de- ent at the dinner held Wednes- icit these people, and each committee "Our Parents" by Bessie Miller; vestigation of the- Jewish economic Last season the • Hebrew Club had the separation of church and state. classed within Russia in the next day in which . three hundred chairman has promised that his "Woman, in; Israel" by Esther Rich- situation in White Russia and •Ukraone of the most progressive years in In answering the complaint, Corfew years is being prepared by the staunch campaigners assured group will "come through". man;* "Charity" Our Course" by Syl- nia -was decided upon at today's sesthe organization's history. poration Counsel HHIy points out Soviet government following the acvia Silverman; Benediction by Rabbi sion of the executive of the Central Victory Certain that for seventy-six years the law n by the Central Executive ComBengis._ Executive Committee, the highest has permitted Bible leading, which, mittee of "the Soviet Union on Sam Beber, general chairman of Those being confirmed: Warren 'governing body in the Soviet Union. the campaign, feels certain that the h.e said, has an educational -as ted to ft report pr Ackermanr- MfldreA-Bergr, Etta €amel> 'The conimis^on-will. spend^ two rest of the budget will be raised. as an historic value. situation. Harold Civin, Dave Goldware; Han- months, in the small towns studying "Anyone who has been in daily conThough the biblical quotations The complete realisation of this nah" Gossick, Howard Kaplan, Rose the economic 'status of .the.. Jews and. tact with these splendid workers read in the schools contain excerpts * The children of'the J. C. C. Sungigantic program which makes no Kaplan, Julius • Lazerson, Merriam will report' its findings to the 'next " • *5Tle-* Only Way", a four-act play knows that we are certain of victory. from both the Old and New TestaIieb, Pauline Margolin, Rose Man- session . of** fhe' Central*: Exetiutrve in Yiddish, written by Mr. Aw- Stilldiscrimination against the Jewish day school made a good beginning Nothing can stop -us now, as each 1 ments, Mr, Hilly points out that the last Sunday for the seventeenth andelaon, Bessie Miller, Esther Rich- Committee in "September; man of Sfoux^'City, will be presented Iishentzy (people without rights), man and woman has pledged his man, Sylvia Silverman, Paul Simon, this Sunday.,- evening at 8:30 p. -fa; city has never received any com- depends on the aid from the Agro- nual Flower Day of the Jewish Na- support to the end," Mr. Beber The. -commission is instructed to by the- Sioux City Dramatic dub plaint from any Jewish congregation tional Fund. Their share of small Dorothy White, Minnie Yaffe, Dorstated. pay special attention to the question! with the cooperation of the Omaha concerning the reading of the Bible. Joint of machinery -and technical as- contributions raised was $8.50. othy Zollotuchin. sistance. The plan includes the build"This campaign," he continuof bringing the Jewish youth into Dramatic club. The play when-preThe local drive will be held Suning of a number of new factories in ed, "represents a trinity of unindustry and labor, _ to ^ acquaint it- sented in Sioux City „ was a tremenday, June 15. Mrs. Abe Silverman ity, work and good fellowship. Crimea where the declassed Jews general chairman, is laying plans self with the Jewish artisan problem dous *uccuess. It is indeed inspiring to eee the from the Ukrainian and White Rus- for & large group of volunteers to and to study colonization problem. ' Those who-will take part in the spirit and enthusiasm of the sian Email towns can be placed, the cover the city. As in the past the The highest Soviet officials listened presentation will- be Abraham Stillworkers who are making the qualifying of thousands of primitive- girls of the Junior Hadassah will to the report of Jewish situation in man, Joseph Wisenberg,. Ida Sperdrive so successful." ly trained Jewish artisans for quali-] help. Russia. The report was presented ling, Hyman Myero twitch, iGoldie LeMore than 1500 people have London (J.T.A.) — The political fied workers fit for developed indust"Contributions to the J. N. F. pledged to the campaign already. Boston (J.T.A.)—The Irish and the at the session of the Central xecu- vine, Ruth Leaf,, Sam Rotner, David Jews of Boston will participate as tive Committee presided over by" Sperling, Cecilia Sperling, and Isaac committee of World Zionist Organ- ry and the removal of as many of means the enflowering of Palestine's According to present figures the ization will meet in Lonhon in the the Jewish youths as possible from sofl. The more money raised the racial groups in Boston's tercentenaverage donation for the women Michael Kalinin, president of the So- Levine. middle; of June to consider among the small towns and placing them in ary celebration this summer despite more land can be acquired for larger amounts to about $7.00, and the other things the advisability of calltechnical institutions or factories so The proceeds of the play are -for the objections of the racial group viet Union. ing an early World Zionist Congress. that they can obtain immediate pract- immigration in Palestine," was Mrs. average pledge of the men to about committee headed by Mrs. William Tremendous interest was aroused the Gewerkschaften, . chalutzim of Silvennan's statement on the Flower ?36.00. While the regular seventeenth conLowell Rutnam, sister of President by the report ical training and jobs. Palestine. Day. gress is not due until 1931 there Giving Is a Joy Lowell of Harvard University, that nave been reports that as a result Mrs. J. H. Kulakofsky, head of the Jews are not a race and that of the present situation in Palestine the Women's Division, which was the the Irish should be included among due to the demands from various first group to pass its quota, stated: the Anglo-Saxons. Zionist groups a special Zionist con"While raising funds is usually such Mayor James M, Curely fully supgress would be called this summer. prosaic work, this campaign has been ported the claims of the Jews and a joy, giving hope, love and enNo definite date has yet been set the Irish, maintaining that he would couragement to our less fortunate for the session of the political and recognize every element of the citifellow-Jews." no decision will be made as to zenship in the tercentenary program, New York (J.T.A.)—That one orjed class known as 'tolerants* who London (J.T.A.)—The British gov- tine government and the Arab Exec>nist congress pending the Dr. A. Greenberg, chairman because it was only fair to permit all two prominent rabbis had tried to wanted to be so broad that they f f j ^ . ^ ernment accepts generally the find- utive as well as the minor Arab of the general solicitation comracial groups to give expression to influence the Jewish vote in favor were glad to vote against their,own] session of the political committee. ings of the Palestine Inquiry Com- grievances. mittee, points out that the drive the character •• of the contribution of Al Smith in the last presidential and denounce their own leaders in I The Zionist Executive here denied mission on the nature of last AuThe question of the temporary the rumor that the Actions Commithas created a spirit of joy in 1 which they have made to the intel- election is one ••• of the charges con-order to show how very liberal and tee of the Zionist Organization had gust's outbreaks and with regard to suspension of immigration, the White! giving. "It became & eport to lectual and material development of tained in a secret report on the 1928 tolerant they were." the Zionists' complaints against the Paper states, is under examination I compete for the honor of doing been convened for June. the nation. presidential election submitted by In answer to this, Rabbi.Nathan Grand Mufti, the Palestine adminis- and legislation is to be introduced service to the people's worthiest tration and the Arab Executive. This with the object of "controlling the As long as he is mayor, Mr. Cur- the Rev. Dr. Clarence True Wilson Krass of Temple Tmanu-el said causes." "I protest most emphatically Ask Mandate Relinquishment is the keynote of a White Paper is- dispossession of the indigenous agri- • ley declared, and so long as he has to the Methodist Board of TemperLondon—England should give up sued by the government in which it cultural population." The final deany control over the celebration plans ance, Prohibition and Public Morals, against any such statement, which is "no racial group desiring participa- according to a Washington story ap- totally unwarrantable. There is no the Mandate over Palestine is the outlines the British policy in Pales- cision, however, will be made after -^ tion will be excluded. I positively pearing in the "New York Amer- group of American, citizens so_; divid- demand voiced in the Jewish Chro- tine in view of the forthcoming ses- the receipt of the report of Sir John • OI Z l O I H S t s Tuesday not accept the decision of any ican". The Rev. Dr. Wilson in his ed in its political allegiances as the .nicle, the most influential organ of sion of the Mandates Commission of Simpson. j committee that the Jews are neither report denounces the Catholic church, Jewish population. An analysis was English Jewry. The paper compares the League of Nations. The White Paper also says that a \ The regular monthly cultural meetflesh nor fish and that the Irish will the Jews, Smith and the "liquor in- made of the vote cast on the lower J the White Paper with Pharaoh's While the White Paper is not a; measure of self government for Pal-! ing of the local Zionist district will not be allowed as a group to have terests" as working together in the East Side in the congested Jewish order to the Jews in Egypt to manu- clear statement of the British gov- estine cannot be considered which is '• be held next Tuesday, S p. m., at the district. This analysis pointed out facture bricks without straw. The ernment's policy for the future of incompatible with the requirement of' J. C. C. any part in the celebration. This , last election. cannot be." I "We went up against the worst that in no other part of the city Chronicle says that "MacDonald asks the Palestine administration the the Mandate. OB the subject of self , General discussion will be held of was there such independent thinking. the Jews to build a homeland with statement indicates broadly which defense the statement declares that; the Zionist situation covering the Considerable discussion developed combination that ever fought toIt is well known that in . the last Jews and without land." j gether in t re United States," depoint of the Commission's report the a scheme of defense including the ! relations between the Zionists and in the mayor's office clares Dr. Wilson in his report, "an election very prominent Jews espousgovernment considers the most im-! establishment and control of sealed ; the British government today. The ed Republicanism and voted for effort to corral all the foreigners portant for further investigation or armories in the colonies is being j fight between the Louie Lipsky and race, representatives of the Greeks, Hoover. Also many prominent Jews action. created. ! Justice Louis D. Brandeis factions Syrians and Armenians, together to get the united voice of one great championed Democracy and -voted for After reproducing Premier MacThe White Paper declares, too, | will also be heard. with Mrs. Putnam maintaining the thoroughly organized church, which Smith. Donald's statement in Parliament that the High Commissioner has un- ' Rabbi Abraham Bengis will lead negative while Jewish leaders sup- for the first time gave its sisters, its nuns, its religious order, the • "There never was a 'Jewish. vote' April 3 the White Paper discusses der consideration the enactment of; the discussion. The officers are deported by Mayor Curley argued in at length the difficulties of "conflict- legislation to provide for better con- : sirous of a large attendance. Everythe affirmative. Mrs. Putnam asked right to register and voted them al- and there never will be, because most up to a man, and almost to the Services of the Conservative Jews are independent in their reliing interests" in Palestine and the trol of the pre&B in Palestine. the mayor to abolish the city racial ! one interested in Zionism is urgentSynagogue have been suspenddual obligations of the Mandate becentenary committee and she would last woman.' Then the entire group' gious affiliations as well as in.their i ly requested to come and take part ed for the summer, according of wets, the thirsty and those whose j political affiliations. tween which a balance must be held. continue the state racial group. ;in the discussionto a decision reached at the cupidity wanted a continuance off • — _^ TT7MI The statement points out that A n t i - S e m i t i c Excesses Mayor Curley ordered the recognimeeting of the Board of Trusbootleg trade; an effort to make the; H i g h l a n d o t a g W i l t while the government is not in a Harm Roumania Credit; Heads Workmen's Circle tion of the groups, especially in Jews believe that they had something; tees of the Synagogue held at position to formulate concrete proI New York. — At the final session the J. C. C. Tuesday evening. August which has been set aside for in common with the Catholics in this! posals regarding all the points Bucharest (J.T.A-)—Anti-Semitic [ of the National Board of Directors No services will be held this A stag will be held at the Highwhich the Commission raised it gen- excesses harm the credit of Rou- i of the "Workmen's Circle", or "Arracial group participation. The Jew- contest and with the aid of one or Friday. They will be resumed two distinguished rabbis, who tried land Country Club Wednesday eveerally accepts the findings of the mania, declared Carol Davila, Rou- i beiter Ring", last Saturday, Nathan ish committee, headed by Alexander on the first Friday in Septemto whip them as a race into line ning, June 11. commission on the nature of the manian minister to the United Chanin, well-known Jewish, Socialist Brin, is going ahead with its activ- back of the marching column for Al! Last Wednesday evening the Quo ber. outbreak and the Zionists complaints States, now on a visit here, on the {leader, was elected chairman of the Smith, and then that carefully creat-j sponsored.a successful bridge^ against the Grand Mufti, the Palesef his return to America. order.
OF H E BIBLE
Many of the Prospects Are Still Unsolicited; as Enthusiastic Workers Seek ^ $2,000 More HOLIDAYS CAUSE DELAY
HUGE INDUSTRIAL PROGRAM FOR JEWS PLANNED BY SOVIET
SOVIETS NAME SPECIAL BODY FOR WIDE PROBE
Annual Flower Day
"Hie Only Way? Be Presented June 3
ZIONIST POLITICAL COMMITTEE IS TO MEET THIS MONTH
BOSTON JEWS WILL SHARE IN TERCENTENARY
ChargesRabbis Tried to Swing Jewish Vote
White Paper Accepts Shaw Inquiry Report
Cultural_Meeting^
Conseroative Services Suspended for Summer
Be Held on June 11